Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Announces 4th of July Concert

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the Fourth of July with an All-American Celebration at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park - the Orchestra's summer home - on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at 8:00 p.m.

Guest conductor David Abell, joined by Broadway vocalist and Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte, will lead the Orchestra and U.S. Army Chorus in a program of patriotic sing-alongs and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The 94th Airlift Wing Dobbins Base Honor Guard will also join the Orchestra at the beginning of the concert to Present The Colors. The evening will conclude with a post-concert finale featuring fireworks produced by Pyrotecnico.

This summer, the Orchestra celebrates its fifth season at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. Remaining concerts in the Orchestra's 2012 summer season in Alpharetta include an all-Beatles program featuring Classical Mystery Tour on Saturday, July 21, 2012, and Il Divo with the Orchestra on Sunday, August 12, 2012.

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park is a not-for-profit performance venue owned and operated by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.